News, Updates & Events
Here you'll find regular news, updates, and event information from Tourism Central Otago
Are you in need of tourism and travel sector updates or want to access up to date information that will help support your business?
Below you’ll find links to online business tools and advisory sites, plus updates on recent activity undertaken by Tourism Central Otago, and upcoming opportunities relevant to tourism in the Central Otago region.
Destination Advisory Board
Posted under Business Support
We are happy to advise that we have started the process of Destination Advisory Board applications.
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Operator Update & ETC Awards
Eventful Central Workshop, Operator Update and Eat.Taste.Central Awards will take place on 15 Novemb…
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What's new in November 2022
Posted under Operator News
Two businesses have changed owners, one has rebranded and another is starting back up. Read more her…
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Eat.Taste.Central Award finalists announced
Posted under Campaigns
After a month of tasting by mystery judges, the finalists for each category of the Eat.Taste.Central…
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Batteries and storing energy
Posted under Managing our Footprint
“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it’s the only one we have” as Émile-Auguste Chartier on…
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Extreme events and climate change
Posted under Managing our Footprint
Consider the Paris Agreement where countries around the world have agreed to reduce greenhouse gas e…
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The Central Otago Destination Management Plan and Climate Change
Posted under Managing our Footprint
CODC recently released its Destination Management Plan (DMP). I have read it and I think it’s excell…
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Wood-burners and climate change
Posted under Managing our Footprint
I often get asked about whether using wood-burners for interior heating contributes to climate chang…
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Tourism and the National Emissions Reduction Plan
Posted under Managing our Footprint
ERP – no, not the noise you make after eating a Jimmy’s pie too quickly, but rather New Zealand’s fi…
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Central Otago is in the Media
Posted under Campaigns
In case you missed it, Central Otago cycle trails and other hidden gems have certainly been in the m…
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